Scott L. Miller discovered granular synthesis in the mid-1990s, a method for digitally splitting audio into microscopic 'grains' of sound to create new musical textures.
Composer Biography
Scott L. Miller, the composer, is a two-time McKnight Composer Fellow, a Fulbright Scholar, and President of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S. (SEAMUS).
Performer Biography
Laura Cocks, the flutist, is a New York-based flutist and executive director of TAK ensemble, performing contemporary music across North and Latin America and Europe.
Album & Artwork
The original concept for this album was a retrospective of previously unreleased audio-visual works from composer Scott L. Miller's collaborations since 2001.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Scott L. Miller's work explores the mechanisms that measure time and spatial relations, often inspired by orreries, which are models showing the arrangement of objects in our solar system.
Performer Biography
Ensemble U:, featured on this album, is Estonia's most active and renowned contemporary music ensemble, known for performing demanding works without a conductor and their openness to experimental ideas.
Performer Biography
Daniel Lippel, the guitarist on this album, is an 'exciting soloist' and has premiered over fifty new solo and chamber works, many written for him.
